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The third annual Research ShowCASE, held at the Veale Center on April 7 and 8, highlighted the work of 87 Arts and Sciences faculty and students and hundreds more scientists and scholars from Case and its affiliated institutions.
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| Left to right, Gary Stonum (English) talks with Thrity Umrigar and Ted Gup following their presentation "Creative Research in Fiction and Nonfiction" at Research ShowCASE. |
This free public event exhibited the remarkable variety of faculty, postdoctoral, graduate, and undergraduate research and scholarship conducted at the university. Real-world applications of this research, critical insights, and creative and intellectual activities were on display for students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the community.
Poster presentations by Arts and Sciences faculty ranged from "Mars Was a Water Planet: The Belief in Canals on Mars in 19th-Century France" by Marie Lathers (modern languages and literatures) to "Racial Equality in Intelligence" by Joseph Fagan (psychology). In addition, Research ShowCASE included demonstrations, workshops, panel discussions, and special sessions.
For example:
- In a workshop titled "Creative Research in Fiction and Nonfiction," Thrity Umrigar and Ted Gup (English) explored how writers navigate between fact, memory, and imagination in journalism, memoir, and fiction. Both read from their work during the session.
- A panel discussion titled "Cleveland Cultural Collaborations: Artists and Scholars Unite" featured Tim Beal (religion), Georgia Cowart (music), and Ellen Landau (art history and art). The trio of Arts and Sciences professors discussed the growth of collaborations between Case and University Circle, where artists and scholars are making connections and enriching Cleveland's cultural climate.
- William Deal (religion), Ralph Harvey (geological sciences), and Heather Morrison (astronomy) led a session titled "Perspectives on Outer Space: Images that Shape Our Imagination." The program examined media images used to elicit public support and funding for the space program in the United States.
Also part of Research ShowCASE was the unveiling of the second volume of The Value of Research, a Case publication that highlights the university's research strengths. The work of 12 Arts and Sciences faculty is featured in this year's volume, including historian Ted Steinberg's research on nature's role in American history and chemist Malcolm Kenney's development of a new photodynamic therapy (pc4) that offers hope as a cancer treatment.
To read a pdf version of the publication, visit http://ora.ra.cwru.edu/ospa/. For more information on Research ShowCASE, visit http://ora.ra.cwru.edu/showcase/.
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